Castlemilk House
Castlemilk House was a country house located in what is now the Castlemilk district of Glasgow, Scotland. The house was the ancestral home of the Stirling-Stuart family and was built around the 15th-century Cassiltoun Tower during the 18th and 19th centuries. The house and Castlemilk Estate were purchased by Glasgow Corporation in 1938, with the house serving as a children's home until it was closed in 1969 and demolished in 1972.
History
The lands of Cassiltoun of Carmunnock,
In 1937 the 445 hectare (1100 acre) Estate of Castlemilk were acquired by
Castlemilk House was acquired by
Castlemilk Stables
Other than a small park featuring the landscaped fish pond and a stone bridge (1833, Category B listed)[6] which once formed the driveway to the mansion, and the entrance gateways which are sited to the north-east on the edge of Rutherglen,[19] the accompanying stables block (built 1794, designed by David Hamilton, also Category B listed) is the main surviving legacy of the grand estate.[14] After being damaged by a fire in 1994[20] and left abandoned,[9] it was restored in 2007 (with the project winning awards)[21] and now contains the local housing offices, community facilities and a nursery.[22][23]
See also
- Calderglen Country Park (East Kilbride): built around Torrance House estate, owned by the same family
References
- Sp Coll, Dougan Add. 73. Glasgow University Library, Special Collections.
- ^ Map of the Parish of Carmunnock in the Historical County of Lanark, Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ Castlemilk [Dumfriesshire], Canmore
- ^ Castlemilk [Dumfriesshire], Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ Castlemilk, Annandale, British Listed Buildings
- ^ Castle Milk, Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Children's Homes Website
- ^ a b c d "Castlemilk, Glasgow - origins & history". Glasgow's South Side. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Castlemilk House (Glasgow University Library, Special Collections, Dougan Collection, 1870)". The Glasgow Story. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Castlemilk House (Mitchell Library, Glasgow Collection, Postcards Collection, 1904)". The Glasgow Story. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ a b History, Cassiltoun Trust
- ^ Of the Extent of Kilbride, its Population, Places of Note, &c., Part II., pp.151-161., History of Rutherglen and East-Kilbride, David Ure, 1793, via Random Scottish History
- ^ a b Castlemilk from Cathkin Braes (Glasgow City Archives, Department of Architectural and Civic Design, 1957), The Glasgow Story
- ^ "Housing, Everyday Life & Wellbeing over the long term: A brief history of Castlemilk housing estate". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "Castlemilk from Cathkin Braes". The Glasgow Story. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ a b Stable place to be, Evening Times, 12 September 2008
- ^ Dark and mysterious Castlemilk House, Glasgow, Spooky Isles, 3 November 2014
- ^ Castlemilk Castle (Lanarkshire) - Past & Present, Scottish Castles Association, 19 January 2012
- ^ Castlemilk Park Project, Cassiltoun Housing Association
- ^ Cassiltoun Housing Association wins prize for their work at Castlemilk Woods, Scottish Federation of Housing Associations, 18 August 2016
- ^ Croftfoot Road, Mill Street, Gatepiers, Formerly to Castlemilk House, British Listed Buildings
- ^ "Castlemilk House stables (West of Scotland Archaeology Service)". The Glasgow Story. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "MyPlace Awards: Castlemilk Stables". Scottish Civic Trust. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- The Prince's Regeneration Trust. Archived from the originalon 26 October 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "Castlemilk Stables". Glasgow Building Preservation Trust. 10 June 2016. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.